Re: [IxDA Discuss] Drag and Drop
For some time now, I've thought of drag and drop as an evolutionary step in the development of UIs that may eventually find itself superseded. In the early days of GUIs, it helped cement the public's mental models of object-based computing, but it lends a certain physical continuity that I think may not be as important anymore. Trivial as it may be, my moment of clarity for this was in playing an iPhone solitaire game in which cards are not dragged, but rather the user touches the source, then the destination. I realized just how much less demanding this was than dragging (indeed Vance's comment about motor load), and how the animation of the cards supplied all the physical continuity required. I think dragging is still necessary when the user is required to select something on a continuum -- but for a simple target-to-target connection, a source-destination combination of taps may be all that's needed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46469 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] A follow-up on gritting my teeth and bearing it
Ditto the thought above. Some useful thoughts and info from many sides here. We are the designers and work directly with the client, and interact and direct the programmers. We have struggled with many like issues in this custom, creative business forever. Good wrap up and lessons for all. This can help all of us get to a satisfactory end, less painfully. Thanks from the creative side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46439 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Account Change
Hello I entered my name incorrectly. Currently my last name is listed as *Thoams*. It should be *Thomas*. How can I get that changed? I didn't see this option in the profile page. Sorry for the hassle. Greg Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Information Architect - Vodori - fulltime
The Information Architect will be responsible for research and design efforts for our clients applications and websites. You will design and document site architecture, content organization, navigation, and cross-linking strategies, as well as suggest page structure and/or prioritization of elements on a page based on experience observing users in testing situations and/or industry best practices. This position requires working with information gathered from client meetings, team collaboration, best practices, and competitive analysis to develop site maps, user interface diagrams, requirements and specifications which represent the layout, flow, and organization of complex Web sites and Web applications. Specifically we are looking for: * 4+ years of industry experience * Ability to create wireframes * Expert software proficiency including: Visio, Illustrator, InDesign * Exceptional analytical and process-oriented skills * Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously * Ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams * Excellent presentation and communication skills * Rich portfolio demonstrating web, interactive and/or application work * Experience working on large-scale sites and/or applications Resume, examples, publications and cover letter to: mike (dot) osullivan (at) vodori (dot) com thanks Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
Here's my definition... A functional spec is a document that describes, in non-technical terms and illustrations, what a Website, or Web-based application, will look like and how it will function. A good functional spec, which should be based on stakeholder requirements, provides developers with the information they need to code the application. When asked to describe what a spec is, I often use the following construction analogy: 1) The property owner (i.e., stakeholder) meets with the architect (i.e., spec writer) to describe the structure (i.e., Website/application) they want built 2) The architect drafts the blueprint (i.e., spec) 3) The contractor (i.e., developer) builds the structure based on the blueprint Do you agree? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
Anyone know of any outsourced sketch to wireframe services? I'd love to be able to send my rough sketches somewhere and have a nice InDesign wireframe come back. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Product ratings
http://www.attrakdiff.de/en/Home/ This is not procuct rating as used on many websites, but a tool to measure the perceived quality of a product to be used in design projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46376 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
Perfect. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46482 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
I'd do it for you. I do wireframes for several companies as part my design process. Why not for others. Let me know what you need . Print•Video•Web Director of Design Brad Ford 801.699.7038 SuperBIGFunDesign, Inc www.twitter.com/superbigfun On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Adrian Severynen adr...@uxtransform.com wrote: Anyone know of any outsourced sketch to wireframe services? I'd love to be able to send my rough sketches somewhere and have a nice InDesign wireframe come back. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
Sure, I can do it for you. Please send me the details. Thanks, Krishna Best, .Kr https://flashactions.com Gtalk:krshnaraj YahooIM:krishna.rajs Live Messenger: krishna.rajs Skype: krishna.rajs Cellular Contact: 0091.998.5013.316 On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Adrian Severynen adr...@uxtransform.comwrote: Anyone know of any outsourced sketch to wireframe services? I'd love to be able to send my rough sketches somewhere and have a nice InDesign wireframe come back. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
I was trying to say that evidence that your audience finds compelling is still worth gathering (provided it's not prohibitively expensive), even if you personally don't find it particularly useful and you get everything you need from good old fashioned observation and interviewing. I'm sure you'll agree that insights and design opportunities is only the beginning of a long journey - getting buy-in from stakeholders comes next. For some people, this is the hardest part. I'm obviously not advocating using data that is flawed, misleading or made-up, though I have a feeling you might argue that eye tracking data is in this category. :-) Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Diagramming for Patents
I have a family friend who does patent applications and drawings for a group of lawyers. There are very specific guidelines you must follow and I found most of them here: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/design/rules.html I recommend you search uspto.gov thoroughly and even consult with a patent artist in your area to fill in the gaps in your knowledge. The drawing can make or break the application so make sure you know what you're doing before you start in. Ironically the drawings must be clean and clear because they get scanned, faxed, and stored by very archaic means so they have to survive these and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46450 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave - Very first impressions
It's not Wave but the protocol it uses, XMPP, that Google is trying to leverage with this new app. If more devs jump on the bandwagon, Google controls yet another platform for communication. I have only seen the demo video for Wave but even with that small view I get the impression it's just a mashup of everything that's out there, primarily to show the capabilities of the XMPP platform. More here (and search google for more!) http://www.process-one.net/en/imtrends/article/google_wave_another_steps_toward_xmpp_powering_the_real_time_web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46426 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Drag and Drop
Elana - While I am not a great fan of drag and drop (because it is often misapplied), I would not be too concerned about 30 items. We routinely do online card sorts for navigation design, some with well over 100 items that have to be dragged into groups (see, for example, websort.net). 30 items is pretty much the minimum we use. I have never had a complaint over the actual drag and drop process even with many hundreds of participants. BTW, Websort.net will let you sort photographs if you want to give it a try (I have no connection with the site but it does output results in the format our cluster analysis software uses). [Plug - We will be doing both paper and online card sorting in my course next week in Las Vegas. See http://www.nngroup.com/events/] Regards, William Hudson Syntagm Ltd Design for Usability UK 01235-522859 World +44-1235-522859 US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM mailto:william.hud...@syntagm.co.uk http://www.syntagm.co.uk skype:williamhudsonskype Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985). Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS. Confused about dates in interaction design? See our new study (free): http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/datesstudy.htm 12 UK mobile phone e-commerce sites compared! Buy the report: http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/uxbench.shtml Courses in card sorting and Ajax interaction design - Las Vegas and Berlin: http://www.nngroup.com/events/ -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss- boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of elana glazer Sent: 07 October 2009 2:37 PM To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Drag and Drop Imagine presenting users with about 30 items of clothing and accessories and wanting them to build 7 days of outfits (costs are calculated per outfit as the output). My team is thinking of presenting users with 7 rectangles, each representing a day of the week, and having users drag and drop items to these areas to build the outfits. (The target of the site are adults 35-65). My gut tells me that this is too many items for drag and drop and we should explore other interactive options. ... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
@Jared, Are we talking about the same Deming that said In God we trust, all others bring data. :-) Measurement is very important part of Deming's, *PLAN* , *DO*, *CHECK*, and *ACT *cycle. Remote usability testing can play a critical role in the check part of the cycle. There is nothing final about it, it should be continuous. As Deming said *Statistical thinking and statistical methods are to Japanese production workers, foremen, and all the way through the company, a second language.* I think where you are confused is that Deming did not believe in raw targets. I think our argument boils down to if you believe that peoples behavior is homogeneous across the world. From the studies that we have carried out people in behave differently in different cultures. Also people using different machine configurations, screen sizes and OS behave differently. Macintosh users 'Think Different'. Most of our clients use traditional usability testing as well as remote, if our remote method was not useful they would not use us again and again. Both your methods and our method help clear the fog of understanding the user, ours remotely and yours locally. You may have used a remote tool years ago and been disappointed, but we would not have gone to the trouble and hard work of developing our own toolhttp://www.webnographer.comif we felt that current tools where answering the questions that was possible through the remote method. @Dana There is a talk in Brighton in the UK. The theme of the talk is how Remote Usability can be used at every stage of the design process. Come along it may change your thinking. http://uxbrighton.org.uk/event-remote-user-research-a-360%C2%B0-degree-view/ On A vs B testing versus remote. Both are good but answer different questions. I will blog about the differences and send you a link. All the best James blog.feralabs.com 2009/10/4 Jared Spool jsp...@uie.com On Oct 4, 2009, at 5:40 AM, James Page wrote: The issue I have with testing with just a few users is that it can exclude a significant issue. James, I think that's the major flaw in your thinking. You're trying to use usability testing primarily for issue detection and it's a very inefficient tool for that. Nielsen makes a claim that his useit site might look awful, but that it is readable, which is is not the case for me. I am Dyslexic, and I find Nielsen's useit website hard going, because he uses very wide column widths. I too am dyslexic, but the column widths aren't the big issue I have with Jakob's site. The big issue issue I have is his content. By only using a few people for user research in one location, are you not excluding a significant number of your site's audience? Yes. Which is why using usability testing as a sole source for issue detection will inevitably fail. There's no way you could put together a cost-effective study (even with super-duper remote testing applications) that would participants at chance for every possible variance found in humans. By trying to use usability testing in this way, you're creating a final inspection mentality, which Demming and the world of statistical quality control has taught us (since the 40s) is the most expensive and least reliable way of ensuring high quality. Issues will be missed and users will be less satisfied using this approach. Instead, a better approach is to prevent the usability problems from being built into the design in the first place. Jakob shouldn't need to conduct usability tests to discover that longer column widths could be a problem with people with reading disabilities. In fact, those of us who've paid attention to the research on effective publishing practices have known for a long time that shorter columns are better. Larger sample sizes, even when the testing is dirt cheap, is too expensive for finding problems like this. We need to shift away from the mentality that usability testing is a quality control technique. Because of this, we've found in our research that teams get the most value from usability testing (along the other user research techniques) when they use it to inform their design process. By getting exposure to the users, the teams can make informed decisions about their design. The more exposure, the better the outcomes of the designs. To research this, we studied teams building a variety of online experiences. We looked for correlations between those teams' user research practices and how effective the team was at producing great designs. We looked at the range of techniques they employed, whether they hired experienced researchers, how many studies they ran, how frequently the studies were, and about 15 other related variables. We found that many of the variables, including the nature of the studies (lab versus field, for example) or number of study participants did not correlate to better designs. More importantly, we found that 2 key variables did
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
I think that a spec, as you say, describes what an application should do (function) but not how it should looks like (structure). I think that is made on the design stage. What do you think? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46482 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
Hi James, Thanks for telling me what I think. It's good to hear an outsiders perspective.However, from where I sit, I think I think differently from where you think I think. On Oct 8, 2009, at 5:24 AM, James Page wrote: I think where you are confused is that Deming did not believe in raw targets. I never said that Deming didn't believe in raw targets. What I said was, You're creating a final inspection mentality, which Demming and the world of statistical quality control has taught us (since the 40s) is the most expensive and least reliable way of ensuring high quality. I think our argument boils down to if you believe that peoples behavior is homogeneous across the world. I never said that either. Nor do I believe it. Want to try again at telling me what I think? Jared Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
The construction analogy is a compelling one because it *seems* to be so similar to what we do, but the analogy breaks down in a couple of key areas. First, there is far more standardization in Civil Engineering than in software. As a home buyer, you can ask for a 2-car garage with one door and a 2' bump on the left side (elevation to match house), and you've done a fairly good job of specifying what you want to see in a garage. Adequately specifying software behavior is a lot more complicated because there's so much more variation in how things can operate, even within the realm of mainstream designs. The same is true of architecture, by the way, which has no guidance equivalent to the building codes that guide Civil Engineers. The other aspect of this that people tend to gloss over is that when you build a house, you specify structure with an architect, but then, when it's time to put in wiring, fixtures, etc., chances are, you're meeting with someone else so that you can specify those detail items. This can be difficult in software, because it's not obvious to anyone but a software engineer which piddly little details are 5-minute changes, and which ones require massive retro-fitting or redesign. Bottom line: I think the analogy works if you keep it to a *very* high level, but it's important to understand where it starts to break down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46482 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Survey for HCI designers in Spain: 5 minutos para 11 preguntas, indoloras que nos ayudar án a todos...
Disculpad aquellos que recibáis este envío por otras listas... Hola listeros! Si pedimos tu participación, es porque desde hace ya tiempo, vemos que todo lo que enmarca la disciplina del diseño de interfaces orientado a experiencias de uso y a usuarios, necesita todavía formalizar enfoques y un marco de conocimiento estándar y reconocido. Aunque alcanzar la madurez lleva su tiempo, por muy joven que sea nuestro ámbito laboral, las técnicas y paradigmas con los que trabajamos provienen de áreas de conocimiento ya bastante formalizadas. *Nuestra intención no es más que el buscar crear espacios de debate, información y experimentación, en los que nuestro saber se vea enriquecido por el de quienes compartan esta inquietud. Pueden ser cursos, talleres o eventos... las posibilidades son tantas que hemos pensado en sondear qué es lo que hace falta realmente.* *No queremos decidir por nadie, sino orientarnos a todo el colectivo... así es el diseño centrado en el usuario, no?* La encuesta estará online por un mes hasta el (07/11/09) después publicaremos resultados y eventos, que puedan surgir de esto. Las preguntas:* http://www.encuestafacil.com/RespWeb/Qn.aspx?EID=556891 * Por último, sientes que haya alguna pregunta que hechases en falta? ¿te gustaría contarnos algo más sobre tu trabajo, conocimientos o proyección laboral?. Cuéntanoslo a: Eusebio erey...@gmail.com María José conta...@infodiseno.es Muchas gracias! :) -- Saludos, Ma. Jose Aguilar escribo en: mariajoseaguilar.com lo que estoy haciendo en: www.twitter.com/infodiseno mis fotos en: www.flickr.com/photos/infodiseno webs favoritas: del.icio.us/infodiseno perfil laboral: www.linkedin.com/in/mariajoseaguilar Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Patterns: multi-touch and stream
Today at Wired: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/touch-user-interfaces/all/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46467 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
On Oct 8, 2009, at 3:13 AM, Harry wrote: I'm obviously not advocating using data that is flawed, misleading or made-up, though I have a feeling you might argue that eye tracking data is in this category. :-) I don't believe that data from remote usability testing or data from eye tracking is flawed, misleading, or made-up. I do believe that the inferences drawn from said data is almost always flawed, misleading, or made-up. There's an important difference. Since design decisions (and budget approvals) are made off of the inferences, we need to be careful, since those decisions will come back to haunt us if the inferences are dramatically incorrect. Remember, if you torture data long enough, you can get it confess to anything you want. Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: jsp...@uie.com p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks Twitter: @jmspool Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Survey for HCI designers in Spain : 5 minutos para 11 preguntas, indoloras que nos ayudarán a todos...
¡Hola! ¿Quien debe participar en esta encuesta? Parece ser especificamente para la industria UX en España, per tu nota no lo hace claro. ¿Es cierto que si estoy y trabajo en los Estados Unidos no debo participar? Gracias, Maria Cordell 2009/10/6 Maria Jose Aguilar Hess mariajose.agui...@gmail.com: Disculpad aquellos que recibáis este envío por otras listas... Hola listeros! Si pedimos tu participación, es porque desde hace ya tiempo, vemos que todo lo que enmarca la disciplina del diseño de interfaces orientado a experiencias de uso y a usuarios, necesita todavía formalizar enfoques y un marco de conocimiento estándar y reconocido. Aunque alcanzar la madurez lleva su tiempo, por muy joven que sea nuestro ámbito laboral, las técnicas y paradigmas con los que trabajamos provienen de áreas de conocimiento ya bastante formalizadas. *Nuestra intención no es más que el buscar crear espacios de debate, información y experimentación, en los que nuestro saber se vea enriquecido por el de quienes compartan esta inquietud. Pueden ser cursos, talleres o eventos... las posibilidades son tantas que hemos pensado en sondear qué es lo que hace falta realmente.* *No queremos decidir por nadie, sino orientarnos a todo el colectivo... así es el diseño centrado en el usuario, no?* La encuesta estará online por un mes hasta el (07/11/09) después publicaremos resultados y eventos, que puedan surgir de esto. Las preguntas:* http://www.encuestafacil.com/RespWeb/Qn.aspx?EID=556891 * Por último, sientes que haya alguna pregunta que hechases en falta? ¿te gustaría contarnos algo más sobre tu trabajo, conocimientos o proyección laboral?. Cuéntanoslo a: Eusebio erey...@gmail.com María José conta...@infodiseno.es Muchas gracias! :) -- Saludos, Ma. Jose Aguilar escribo en: mariajoseaguilar.com lo que estoy haciendo en: www.twitter.com/infodiseno mis fotos en: www.flickr.com/photos/infodiseno webs favoritas: del.icio.us/infodiseno perfil laboral: www.linkedin.com/in/mariajoseaguilar Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Maria Cordell mcord...@gmail.com IxDA Atlanta http://ixdaatlanta.ning.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Survey for HCI designers in Spain : 5 minutos para 11 preguntas, indoloras que nos ayudarán a todos...
¡Oh! Ahora veo que el subject del mensaje contiene la informacion que yo buscaba. Disculpame. Creo que mas que nada es que queria la oportunidad de escribir algo aqui en Español. :) Saludos, Maria 2009/10/6 Maria Jose Aguilar Hess mariajose.agui...@gmail.com: Disculpad aquellos que recibáis este envío por otras listas... Hola listeros! Si pedimos tu participación, es porque desde hace ya tiempo, vemos que todo lo que enmarca la disciplina del diseño de interfaces orientado a experiencias de uso y a usuarios, necesita todavía formalizar enfoques y un marco de conocimiento estándar y reconocido. Aunque alcanzar la madurez lleva su tiempo, por muy joven que sea nuestro ámbito laboral, las técnicas y paradigmas con los que trabajamos provienen de áreas de conocimiento ya bastante formalizadas. *Nuestra intención no es más que el buscar crear espacios de debate, información y experimentación, en los que nuestro saber se vea enriquecido por el de quienes compartan esta inquietud. Pueden ser cursos, talleres o eventos... las posibilidades son tantas que hemos pensado en sondear qué es lo que hace falta realmente.* *No queremos decidir por nadie, sino orientarnos a todo el colectivo... así es el diseño centrado en el usuario, no?* La encuesta estará online por un mes hasta el (07/11/09) después publicaremos resultados y eventos, que puedan surgir de esto. Las preguntas:* http://www.encuestafacil.com/RespWeb/Qn.aspx?EID=556891 * Por último, sientes que haya alguna pregunta que hechases en falta? ¿te gustaría contarnos algo más sobre tu trabajo, conocimientos o proyección laboral?. Cuéntanoslo a: Eusebio erey...@gmail.com María José conta...@infodiseno.es Muchas gracias! :) -- Saludos, Ma. Jose Aguilar escribo en: mariajoseaguilar.com lo que estoy haciendo en: www.twitter.com/infodiseno mis fotos en: www.flickr.com/photos/infodiseno webs favoritas: del.icio.us/infodiseno perfil laboral: www.linkedin.com/in/mariajoseaguilar Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Maria Cordell mcord...@gmail.com IxDA Atlanta http://ixdaatlanta.ning.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wheels as user interface mechanisms
hmm? I would argue that a circular motion is not idea when you don't know the pointing device being used. E.g. a mouse or even the limitations of a trackpad don't really afford the ergonomic fidelity to make a circular gesture that a 'click-wheel' or even a knob in their physical form allows for. I would further argue it is the reason why the circle doesn't even exist in the iPhone where direct (unabstracted) articulation is present because of the lack of physical feedback. Most circular forms I have seen on even the iPhone are more about being carousels where only the top or the bottom is truly being articulated. Looking at my son's Old MacDonald game which has a circle presentation, doesn't work as a whole circle in reality. Or more aptly is really hard to make it work. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46499 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:09 AM, Jonas Söderström wrote: loved your post about getting the team to observe users, instead of doing traditional usability tests. (Loved the way you presented the same thoughts at IA Summit in Miami last year, too, btw!) I'm glad _somebody_ liked it. :) Thank you! Let's say we're developing a new version of an existing service. Based on the insights from your research - what do you think would be the best strategy? To stick with letting the team watch users use the existing version - and thus, over the project, collect richer and richer real experience, and trust that the teams design skills will provide us with good solutions for the new version? Or should we make the users try our gradually developed prototypes of the new product, in session after session? I'm going to disagree with Adrian here and say there is a lot of value to having the team watch users with the existing version. If you structure the study right, you'll learn a lot about: 1) Who your users are 2) What they are trying to do with the product 3) How the product fits into their life 4) How they talk about the elements of the application (their terminology and conceptual models) 5) What doesn't currently work (and needs attention) 6) What does currently work (and needs to not be broken in a future release) 7) How you'll create elements that'll migrate people who are happy with key features of the existing design into the new design (aka embraceable change) In my experience, many teams that jump into the new version without having that background initially discover is that they haven't a clue what they should really be changing. There's nothing mutually exclusive about these two approaches. You can test the new ideas along side the existing design. There's no reason you can't be collecting information about a new rendition of feature A while testing the current usage of feature B. BTW, do the successfull teams require their team members to document their observations of users? Or is it more efficient to let them use this input and the insights in an informal way? The most important thing is that team members understand their users and their users' needs well enough to make good decisions. Persona development is a great way to formally capture this information, but it's not necessary. You need to assess what each team member knows about the users and create a process and culture to fill in the gaps. Hope that helps, Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: jsp...@uie.com p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks Twitter: @jmspool Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
Jared, Give a small team a chance to come up with something new and innovative. You seem to be writing it off before even trying it. I don't know if you have ever used remote, but if you have, then by the sound of it you must have been using on an old tool, many years ago. Things have changed. I think you are confused in when and how remote can be used. Our tool is not a final inspection method, but can used at the start of a project to inform design teams. I don't understand how you think it is a final inspection method. Each tool and method is different, with different trade offs. This led us to start recommending that teams try to get every team member exposed to as many hours of observing users throughout the design process. The minimum we're recommending is 2 hours of observation every 6 weeks. The best teams have their team members observing users for several hours every week or so. If we agree that behavior is not homogeneous. Are you going to fly your teams around the world? How do you know what you have found out in North Andover in the USA applies to Andover in the United kingdom? To take your list of seven my answers in italic *1) Who your users are* *Your not going to find that out just by looking locally. If they are just local then you have an issue that you need to address. * *2) What they are trying to do with the product* *Remote will help you answer the question. As well as identify what works in which country. * *3) How the product fits into their life* *The way people live life differs greatly between cultures. Remote is a method that can help you answer this question.* *4) How they talk about the elements of the application (their terminology and conceptual models)* *This will be different for different cultures. Even between England and the USA. * *5) What doesn't currently work (and needs attention) 6) What does currently work (and needs to not be broken in a future release) 7) How you'll create elements that'll migrate people who are happy with key features of the existing design into the new design (aka embraceable change)* *For points 5 to 7 remote can answer these question quickly and cheaply. * How do you answer these questions when your users are spread all over the country, if not the world. I don't believe that data from remote usability testing or data from eye tracking is flawed, misleading, or made-up. So we don't disagree with Deming in that In God we trust, all others bring data.? I do believe that the inferences drawn from said data is almost always flawed, misleading, or made-up. This depends on the Study design. That is very easy to fix as many Philosophers of Science have been dealing with this issue for years. Have a hypothesis before you conduct your test, and don't fish. But surely this applies to traditional lab testing as well. And is the reason why Web Stats are great as Hypothesis generating tool, but not a tool to test a hypothesis. Give the different tools a chance, please don't write them off before trying them. All the best James http://blog.feralabs.com 2009/10/8 Jared Spool jsp...@uie.com Hi James, Thanks for telling me what I think. It's good to hear an outsiders perspective.However, from where I sit, I think I think differently from where you think I think. On Oct 8, 2009, at 5:24 AM, James Page wrote: I think where you are confused is that Deming did not believe in raw targets. I never said that Deming didn't believe in raw targets. What I said was, You're creating a final inspection mentality, which Demming and the world of statistical quality control has taught us (since the 40s) is the most expensive and least reliable way of ensuring high quality. I think our argument boils down to if you believe that peoples behavior is homogeneous across the world. I never said that either. Nor do I believe it. Want to try again at telling me what I think? Jared Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
On 8 Oct 2009, at 16:59, Jared Spool wrote: On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:09 AM, Jonas Söderström wrote: loved your post about getting the team to observe users, instead of doing traditional usability tests. (Loved the way you presented the same thoughts at IA Summit in Miami last year, too, btw!) I'm glad _somebody_ liked it. :) Thank you! I liked it too if it's any comfort! Let's say we're developing a new version of an existing service. Based on the insights from your research - what do you think would be the best strategy? To stick with letting the team watch users use the existing version - and thus, over the project, collect richer and richer real experience, and trust that the teams design skills will provide us with good solutions for the new version? Or should we make the users try our gradually developed prototypes of the new product, in session after session? I'm going to disagree with Adrian here and say there is a lot of value to having the team watch users with the existing version. If you structure the study right, you'll learn a lot about: [sensible ideas snipped] Agree completely. It was the idea of using the existing product as the sole target of usability testing that I had problems with... obviously having one of my miscommunication days :-) Cheers, Adrian -- http://quietstars.com - twitter.com/adrianh - delicious.com/adrianh Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] International Affective Picture System. Interactive apps.
Hi all, Just found out about the International Affective Picture System (IAPS), and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with it. My question is quite broad, but I really don´t have anything specific yet. IAPS info here: http://csea.phhp.ufl.edu/media/iapsmessage.html Cheers, Leonardo. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Critique: Ranker.com
However, why should I come on this site? The Home Page lacks the pitch to the user. 'Why' is a click behind and assumes that the user will click on it and learn the benefits. This in my opinion should be upfront telling the users 'Why Ranker'. What do others think about this? Neha, I think it's a step in the right direction to try to help out users but as you say it's a click behind. In my opinion, they're possibly cramming too much in which is seen throughout the rest of the site. The content on the homepage could also be better focused. David, when I look at the middle column on the homepage I don't know exactly how each section is different from the other apart from how they look. They're all popular listings but without a clear distinction between them. I'd say this lends to the busyness of the site. Also, I don't like how the left column displays lists. I feel it'd be nice if they left this to handle just categories. Um...Is this a service or an advertisement? Jake, there used to be a medrect ad on the top-right corner that was persistent on every single page. I'm glad they removed that. :) As for the Google ads, maybe it'd help if the ads were clearly marked out (like an image ad) or if they were made to look seamless with the content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46442 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Critique: Ranker.com
BTW, any more critiques of the actual list creation process? Thanks! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46442 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
On Oct 8, 2009, at 9:26 AM, James Page wrote: Have a hypothesis before you conduct your test, and don't fish. But surely this applies to traditional lab testing as well. And is the reason why Web Stats are great as Hypothesis generating tool, but not a tool to test a hypothesis. James, I believe it can work the other way as well. A lab test of a deployed product may expose a source of friction that does not completely prevent the observed users from completing their tasks. That observation can lead to a hypothesis that the rate of abandons from a particular page in a particular situation could be high. Analysis of log data, or an A-B test against a revised design, can verify or refute the hypothesis. I like to say, somewhat simplistically, Web stats tell you what, usability studies tell you why. No matter which you discover first, the quantitative what or the qualitative why, you will sometimes benefit from seeking to discover the other. Larry Tesler Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
It sounds like a useful analogy, but it's incomplete. I imagine that an architect knows both how inhabitants interact with a building and how the component parts of the building come together (steel, wood, nails, etc.). Also, an architect still will need an HVAC engineer, a landscape architect, an electrician, etc., to design the other systems that the inhabitant doesn't really see/think about/interact with. I've found that some designers expect that software developers are like those 3D printers -- the designer writes the CAD file and the developer just robotically prints out the software. No doubt, more software gets outsourced to incompetent development teams because of this misconception. In software, there's also another layer in there, because interaction design is separate from software design. Your completed design doesn't tell a developer exactly what architecture, what database, what application platform, what programming language to use. It doesn't tell him what database objects to model, or what classes to define. A great deal of design takes place after the design is complete. So, your whole collection of design artifacts work together to create a vision of the completed product, and they should all be used together (in addition to formal requirements for things that the user doesn't see) to communicate with your customers and your developers. Designers then need to stay involved during the development process to reformulate portions of the interaction design as conflicts with the software design arise. I would suspect that architects, too, stay involved during construction ;) Best, Jon Abbett jonat...@abbett.org On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Siegy Adler si...@scadler.com wrote: Here's my definition... A functional spec is a document that describes, in non-technical terms and illustrations, what a Website, or Web-based application, will look like and how it will function. A good functional spec, which should be based on stakeholder requirements, provides developers with the information they need to code the application. When asked to describe what a spec is, I often use the following construction analogy: 1) The property owner (i.e., stakeholder) meets with the architect (i.e., spec writer) to describe the structure (i.e., Website/application) they want built 2) The architect drafts the blueprint (i.e., spec) 3) The contractor (i.e., developer) builds the structure based on the blueprint Do you agree? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
James, You're confused. And you'll have to excuse me if I don't feel like arguing with your misrepresentations of my viewpoints. My original comments about final inspection had nothing to do with a remote testing tool. I suggest you read them again. I have no problem with remote research. I think it's an exceptionally valid technique and recommend it to our clients regularly. I've also just endorsed Nate Bolt and Tony Tulathimutte's awesome upcoming book (http://is.gd/45jxn ) on the subject. Please read what I've written again closely. I do think that UNMODERATED remote testing is a tool we could do without. I've never stated anything about unmoderated non-remote testing, but only because I don't know what that might be. (Actually, I have seen localized studies where all the results were self reported, which I'm not a big fan of either.) To take your list of seven my answers in italic 1) Who your users are Your not going to find that out just by looking locally. If they are just local then you have an issue that you need to address. I never said you'd find that out just by looking locally. 2) What they are trying to do with the product Remote will help you answer the question. As well as identify what works in which country. I never said remote wouldn't help. 3) How the product fits into their life The way people live life differs greatly between cultures. Remote is a method that can help you answer this question. I never said that remote wouldn't help this. 4) How they talk about the elements of the application (their terminology and conceptual models) This will be different for different cultures. Even between England and the USA. I never said that England had the same culture as the USA. 5) What doesn't currently work (and needs attention) 6) What does currently work (and needs to not be broken in a future release) 7) How you'll create elements that'll migrate people who are happy with key features of the existing design into the new design (aka embraceable change) For points 5 to 7 remote can answer these question quickly and cheaply. I never said remote couldn't help this. I would love it if, you wanted to argue with me, you'd actually argue with something I actually said. It really would make my side of the argument easier. Thanks, Jared On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:26 PM, James Page wrote: Jared, Give a small team a chance to come up with something new and innovative. You seem to be writing it off before even trying it. I don't know if you have ever used remote, but if you have, then by the sound of it you must have been using on an old tool, many years ago. Things have changed. I think you are confused in when and how remote can be used. Our tool is not a final inspection method, but can used at the start of a project to inform design teams. I don't understand how you think it is a final inspection method. Each tool and method is different, with different trade offs. This led us to start recommending that teams try to get every team member exposed to as many hours of observing users throughout the design process. The minimum we're recommending is 2 hours of observation every 6 weeks. The best teams have their team members observing users for several hours every week or so. If we agree that behavior is not homogeneous. Are you going to fly your teams around the world? How do you know what you have found out in North Andover in the USA applies to Andover in the United kingdom? To take your list of seven my answers in italic 1) Who your users are Your not going to find that out just by looking locally. If they are just local then you have an issue that you need to address. 2) What they are trying to do with the product Remote will help you answer the question. As well as identify what works in which country. 3) How the product fits into their life The way people live life differs greatly between cultures. Remote is a method that can help you answer this question. 4) How they talk about the elements of the application (their terminology and conceptual models) This will be different for different cultures. Even between England and the USA. 5) What doesn't currently work (and needs attention) 6) What does currently work (and needs to not be broken in a future release) 7) How you'll create elements that'll migrate people who are happy with key features of the existing design into the new design (aka embraceable change) For points 5 to 7 remote can answer these question quickly and cheaply. How do you answer these questions when your users are spread all over the country, if not the world. I don't believe that data from remote usability testing or data from eye tracking is flawed, misleading, or made-up. So we don't disagree with Deming in that In God we trust, all others bring data.? I do believe that the inferences drawn from said data is almost always
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants
re: flawed, misleading or made-up - I only was making an indirect reference to that lighthearted post when you mentionned getting a just say no to eye trackers t-shirt printed, and suggested Ouija Boards might be more effective. :-) I remember it because I recently quoted you in a presentation I gave at barcamp brighton ( http://j.mp/13K7Wd ) I've found this thread really interesting. Thanks everyone! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wheels as user interface mechanisms
Nokia has an interesting instance of a wheel gesture, as opposed to a visual wheel control, in their upcoming Maemo 5 mobile UI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv31UMpLFCY Nokia is using it for zooming, but could you see it working for vertical scrolling? Imagine an invisible iPod wheel that engages whenever you begin a circular motion on a linear scroll space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46499 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Best practices for UX team organization at large companies?
Hi all, Wanted to get your take on how UX teams are organized at big companies. Where I work UX is composed of UX architects. Most all of them have research skills and so also do research and usability testing among other things but they don't have the official title of User Researcher. The designers are in another group (not UX) but within the parent org of marketing (same with the UX team). If you work in a large organization and are part of a UX team, what does that UX team look like? Who's in it? Thanks all, David Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Visual Browsing Interface
I'm looking for examples of a navigation/interfaces that allow a user to browse large quantities of scanned written documents that have no associated metadata. I seem to recall a site using google earth/maps and had non-map data that a user could zoom in/out quickly and pan around to find images. Also, something like zoomi.com is kind of what I'm thinking. Any other suggestions? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
Eugeo, I agree that the functional spec is not a design document. However, I believe it is useful to include high level wireframes of the items to be displayed on the page, etc. Best regards, Siegy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46482 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] The future of healthcare
I’m not sure if I like all their ideas but some of these have great potential. The portable/ accessible aspect of data in a unified system certainly opens up a lot of possibilities. http://www.fastcompany.com/future-of-health-care -- -- Smitha Ram Senior Interaction Designer Thomson Reuters | www.thomsonreuters.com -- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The future of healthcare
The potential to be game changing is the most exciting part about this space (full disclosure, I work in this space). But, the reality is that the industry as a whole is not yet ready for such a dramatic change. It could be a fairly long time out before we see any real changes even though the technology exists. Bummer because there's some great ideas out there. David On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Charusmitha Ram smitha...@gmail.com wrote: I’m not sure if I like all their ideas but some of these have great potential. The portable/ accessible aspect of data in a unified system certainly opens up a lot of possibilities. http://www.fastcompany.com/future-of-health-care -- -- Smitha Ram Senior Interaction Designer Thomson Reuters | www.thomsonreuters.com -- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Making peoples lives easier daily... since 1969 w: http://weatherdude.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Define a functional spec
The problem with the analogy is that is implies static composition. (i.e. property, architect, structure) What I would look for is digital ecosystem Environment, interaction, nodes, data i.e. something in constant flux, constantly evolving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46482 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visual Browsing Interface
Check out http://www.cooliris.com/ that is one of the best tools out there, all though I am sad that their former infinty scroolbar is not as good as it used to be. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46519 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The future of healthcare
There's no doubt that we already have much of the technologies to realize this goal. There's also no doubt that if we were to incorporate such a wide-reaching assimilation of health data into such a tightly woven network, that the health of each individual would be on the climb. One doesn't have to look far into their own family history, I'm sure, to come up with at least one glaring example of where a lack of information in one link of the medical chain has had disastrous consequences. So from a completely humanitarian perspective, I am easily excited by the positive benefits this would have in the world, (full disclosure, I'm also working in this space) but I am not too confident that it will happen to the level this article postulates. The problem that's going to slow or stop this idea from ever reaching full fruition isn't, I believe, because the technology isn't possible. What's going to stop this from happening is the actual data that the technology supplies. The article states: Users like Susan will depend on governed levels of access to protect their privacy while leveraging the support and power of many to manage their family's health. The word governed is going to be the deal breaker there. Governed by who? Of all the personal data that a person has, I would venture to guess that their medical records are the most closely guarded. Perhaps even more-so than their financial. Future employers, future or current Insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms, or even your potential future in-laws would be VERY interested in this wide reaching level of information, and I think it's going to be a very hard sell to the general public that this information is safe. The article does go on to say: These developments require substantial innovation, validation, and adoption of a standardized, security backbone that providers can trust with their patient's data and that patients can trust to allow them consistent access to their medical histories. But that's a pretty weighty sentence. A bit of an understatement, really, but the author certainly understands the limiting factors. Perhaps now is a good time to buy into network security and encryption firms. I'm just not too sure that the majority of the american public is ready for this. I think some of the louder voiced people on the extremes of the right will be jumping on the governing part, while those on the extremes of the left will jump on the privacy and corporate access to data part. The article continues to say: The tools and technology may be new, but the natural instinct to respond more strongly when you are being observed is not. Studies have long shown that people change their behavior simply because they are being observed. This is based on both a desire for reward as well as fear of punishment. Yes, I agree. And I don't think that's going to help in giving the public a real 'warm and fuzzy' feeling when trying to introduce the technology. That being said, it's still exciting and the benefits to individual health would be obvious. Given the opt-in option, the ground swell will happen, but I believe it will be slow and hampered. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:04 PM, David Shaw david.sh...@gmail.com wrote: The potential to be game changing is the most exciting part about this space (full disclosure, I work in this space). But, the reality is that the industry as a whole is not yet ready for such a dramatic change. It could be a fairly long time out before we see any real changes even though the technology exists. Bummer because there's some great ideas out there. David Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
Hi Adrian If you want something professional, timely and at a for a good price, talk to me :) Cheers Gabriele gabriele.hermans...@hotmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46483 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
I think I'm starting a new business model.:) On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Gabriele gabriele.hermans...@hotmail.comwrote: Hi Adrian If you want something professional, timely and at a for a good price, talk to me :) Cheers Gabriele gabriele.hermans...@hotmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46483 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Brad Ford Design Director 801.699.7038 http://www.twitter.com/superbigfun -- Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art. -Andy Warhol Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outsourced sketch wireframe service?
I have seriously thought about hiring a staff of pure wire framers. Sort of how I envision drafters or the folks that run autocad at large architecture firms. Except that we often have so many conditions, I need the designer that thought through and designed them to detail them as well. I also think part of the magic or art is knowing how best to communicate the interactions to the FED's and back end folks. Mark On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Adrian Severynen wrote: Anyone know of any outsourced sketch to wireframe services? I'd love to be able to send my rough sketches somewhere and have a nice InDesign wireframe come back. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave - Very first impressions
Like google social,impresive with doubtful future Sent from my iPod On 8 Oct 2009, at 1:10 AM, Nathaniel Flick natoba...@gmail.com wrote: It's not Wave but the protocol it uses, XMPP, that Google is trying to leverage with this new app. If more devs jump on the bandwagon, Google controls yet another platform for communication. I have only seen the demo video for Wave but even with that small view I get the impression it's just a mashup of everything that's out there, primarily to show the capabilities of the XMPP platform. More here (and search google for more!) http://www.process-one.net/en/imtrends/article/google_wave_another_steps_toward_xmpp_powering_the_real_time_web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46426 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wheels as user interface mechanisms
On Oct 8, 2009, at 6:59 AM, Russell Wilson wrote: Post on wheels as user interface mechanisms: http://uitrends.com/2009/10/07/wheels-keep-on-turnin/ Curious - are there any examples of graphical wheels in user interfaces? Specifically a graphical wheel that the user would have to rotate? The SoftBook Reader and Gemstar eBook (think Kindle, but almost a decade earlier and more attractive form) from circa 1999 had a feature for waking up to do an automatic download of content (aimed at newspaper feeds). The interface had a clock which you could set by moving the hands (as well as by setting the numbers). Frankly, it was more precious than useful as a feature (says the guy who tested it). A classic case of emulating the physical mechanics (although at least you could set hour and minute hands independently). -- Jim Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave - Very first impressions
My first impressions: Not very big on ease of use. I can see how useful the functions are, but there's no way I'm going to keep a open a whole webpage all day while I'm doing things. Takes up too much real estate. Until it can become like my Twitter AIR app or my IM app, which is small and unobtrusive footprint on my desktop, I'm just not going to adopt it. On Oct 8, 2009, at 10:11 PM, Jarod wrote: Like google social,impresive with doubtful future Sent from my iPod On 8 Oct 2009, at 1:10 AM, Nathaniel Flick natoba...@gmail.com wrote: It's not Wave but the protocol it uses, XMPP, that Google is trying to leverage with this new app. If more devs jump on the bandwagon, Google controls yet another platform for communication. I have only seen the demo video for Wave but even with that small view I get the impression it's just a mashup of everything that's out there, primarily to show the capabilities of the XMPP platform. More here (and search google for more!) http://www.process-one.net/en/imtrends/article/google_wave_another_steps_toward_xmpp_powering_the_real_time_web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46426 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
